Puppy Update

From Connie:

We named the puppies today and made up this sign for their cage. I hope you like the names we chose. We had a lot of fun.

A couple of them are starting to open their eyes. They are growing so fast. I am loving every minute of watching them.

I have a lot I took today. I have to edit them so they are not so big. I will try to get it done soon. I wanted to show you how cute these boys are. Elwood and Manning. Elwood has his eyes open. So so cute! The last one is Freya and Gracie sleeping on me. I love those girls.

I will get the rest to you soon.

New Monsters

We picked up some new friends yesterday from Gallia and one we found on the side of 32 on our way home. I swear these dogs just seek us out and know when we are coming and they will stop at nothing to find us.

The little one is Penny, the puppy is Lilly (she is smaller then she looks), and the big man is Hank. He is so funny and does the Lab butt bump. He will run full speed into you and then just run away. He is a riot.

Donna Karan drops fur from lines

We have news for you!

Thanks to the hard work of PETA's staff, members, and volunteers and after nearly a year of pressuring designer Donna Karan to drop fur from her designs—by protesting outside her boutiques, crashing her runway show, and exposing her cruel use of fur online—Donna Karan has announced that all her Fall 2009 lines will be fur-free and that she has "no plans" to use fur in the future. Well done, everyone!

Karan's turnaround came days after PETA launched our online campaign and after mega–fashion guru Tim Gunn sent Karan and designer Giorgio Armani a video that he narrated for PETA showing animals skinned alive for their fur and urged them to open their eyes to the violent and bloody fur industry.

Thank you for helping to make this happen. Let's keep going strong! While Donna Karan has followed in the footsteps of top designers—including Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein—Armani still refuses to stop using fur

Economy Forcing Some To Give Up Furry Friends

Reported by: Suzanne Murray Email: Suzanne.Murray@wcpo.com Last Update: 9:54 am

Related Links Financial Survival Guide SPCA Morning Money The economy is forcing Americans to cut back and some are being forced to part with their pets. Nationwide more cats and dogs are being turned over to animal shelters as times get tough. A new survey shows that one in seven pet owners have reduced spending on their pets this year. Of those cutting back, one in four say they have seriously considered giving up their pet. The survey by the American Pet Products association says the yearly cost of owning a dog is $1,400 and a cat is $1,000.

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